On Laura Ingram's radio show today, Mitch McConnell said he did not want to shut down the government because it would help Obama get re-elected. He pointed to the 1995 government shutdown and how people blamed the Republicans for it. The Republicans would then have some responsibility for the bad economy and that is horrible for the Republican Party's chances at winning the Presidency.
Now the American people have Mitch McConnell on record saying that he is playing politics. Instead of actually negotiating a deal with Democrats and including tax increases, he says he does not even want to get involved at all because if the government comes close to shutting down, the Republicans would be blamed, and thus not be able to beat Obama. I think he is right Republicans would be blamed, and rightfully so for their unwillingness to compromise at all. Instead he says to give Obama full authority to raise the debt ceiling and takes the Republicans completely out of the equation(which for a liberal like me is something to celebrate). Can anyone dispute now that the Republicans are not negotiating in good faith?
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